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Palmer-  Cok 


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THE 


Runaway  Lovers 


ANi)  THE 


Humorous  Pranks  of  Other  Very 

QUEIEIR    PEIOPLE 


WITH 


MANY   VIEWS    FROM    REAL   LIFE 


Both  Stories  and  Pictures 


BY  PALMER  COX 


Autlior  of  The  Brownies 


HUBBARD   PUBLISHING  CO. 

PHILADELPHIA,    PA. 

Copyrighted  1895 


nil'.  Ri  NAw.w    i.()\i;ks. 


PON    their   \va),    ihioui^h   country  };'■'-''-'"• 
A    loxiiii;    j)air    may  now   be   seen, 
The    steed    is    lleet    whereon    they    ride, 
Ik:    isiiows    the    seilion,   Lie    and    wide, 

Tile    wood>  lliat    frown,  the  streams  tliat  llow 
'Ihe    mountain^    steep  and  \alle\>.  low', 
lie    know-,    wliere    fallen    timber^    he 
Across    tile    erttk,   now    foamini;    liii;h. 

IIi;    knows    wliere    hranchint.^   cedars    grow 
And    hide    tlu'    path    that    winds    below. 
No    knight    ol    ancient    ch.i\ah\- 
\'.\v    rode    a    surer   steed    than    he. 
No  si)a\ineil   toot,  no  I'ountlere'd   knee, 
But   sound   as  apple   on    the    tree. 

The    meadows   wide  the)'  ([uickly  cross, 
The    pastures    l)are,  the    banks    of   moss. 

The    rocks   ami   wootls    they  leave  behind 
l't)r    i'fi/oii    now   is    in    their   ir.ind. 
"A   stran_L(e   affinity,"    )ou   cry; 
"  I   think   the   same   as   you,  and   sigh. 
But   who  can    fathom  lo\-e  affairs, 
Or  who  account  for  ill-matched  pairs?" 
Enough,   a  blessing  we'll   bestow, 
And   watch   them  as   away  they  go. 
No   angry  kindre-i     ieed   pursue. 
Nor   alter  wills,  or   mischief  brew. 


The    loss   of  friends   or   riih    estate 
Will    not  make    her    forsake    hi'r   mate; 

Nor   threats   of  punislunenl   or   i)ain 
Cause    him    to   turn    or   draw  the  rein; 
So   those    who    may   object   or    r.ue 
Mav  calm    tlu'ir   minds  and    lan;4ii.n,a-  save. 


'imi^K^t' 


The    woniUrinu;'   crowds    mav  shut   the    door, 
And    close    the    Mind    and    sash    once    more; 

The   gossip    rini;    may  leave   the    fire 
And    to    the    bed    a;,4ain    retire, 
For    nules   will    shortly  intervene 
And    hcarti   be  joined    at   Gretna   Green. 


A    HA(  K-^■AHI)    PARTY. 

Mi   evening   bright   there   was   a  si-lit 
That   should   recordeil   be. 
All   gazed    in   wonder — well   they  might — 
Such   funny   things   to   see. 

A  neighl)()r"s  yard  is  smooth  and  hard,        '^MmWl^^^^'^ 

And   through   the   block  extends, 
And    there,  came   lively  rats  and  mice, 

With   town  and   country   friemls. 

It   may   have   been   a  weciding  scene 

They  celebrated   there, 
A    birthday  party,  or  sot'yee, 

Enjoyed    in   open   air. 


But  this   is   plain,  whatevjjr   train 
Mad   brought   the   rogues  that  way, 


From    loft  and   lane  and  bins  of  grain. 
A  jovial   troop   were   tlie)'. 

The   household   cat,  so  sleek  and   fat, 

Is   by  -he   servants    fed. 
And   only  leaver   the   rug  or   mat 

To   find   her  cream   and   bread. 


So    nought  was   there   to   harm  or  scare 

The   lively  groups   below 
That  tianced  and  played  in  light  and  shade. 

Or   rambled   to   and   fro. 


No  slaves  were   they  to   fashion's   sway, 

With   all    its   outs   and    ins : 

For  some   wore   gauze   or  summer  straws, 
While   others    dressed   in    skins. 


Beside    the   gate,  upon    a   crate 
That   once   held   earthen   ware, 

An   old    musician,  throned   in   state, 
Gave   many   a  pleasing  air. 

He  scraped  and  paw'd  and  chopped  and  saw'd, 
But   never  seemed   to   tire 


Thouj^h  oft  his   bow  would  run  as  though 
To   set   the   strings   on  tire; 

While  at  his  side,  in  pomp  and  pride,  \ 
A   knowing   mouse  was   stalled, 
And  while  the  sets   he  sharply  eyed, 
The   mazy   dance   he   called : 


"To  partners  bow  the  first,  and  now 
To   those   on   either  side, 


^ 


Across   and   back,  the  lady  swing,        _^^ 
Now   balance   all ! "   he   cried. 

'Twas  charmmg  fun  to  see  them  run. 
And    curtsey,  bow,  and  wheel, 
Or  slip   and   slide   and   trip   and   glide 
Through   some   plantation   reel. 

The   smallest   mouse  about  the  house, 
And  most  destructive  rat, 
Danced  half  an  hour 

with  grace  and  power — 
An  Irish  jig  at  that; 

Upon  a  pan  the  dance  began. 
And  round  tlic  yard  they  pass'd. 

But  dancing  still  for  life,  until 
The  rat  gave  out  at  last. 

The  Highland  fling 

and  pigeon-wing. 
The  polka  and  quadrille; 


The  waltz  am\  schottish — 
everythint; — 
Was  found  upon  the  bill. 

The  latest  dance 

that  came  fnmi  France, 

From  Germany  or  Spain, 
The  most  delightful  hop  or  prance. 

Their  proj^aamme  did  contain. 

And  peojjle  w  ho  could  gain  a  view 

Of  either  jig  or  reel 
Would  hardly  grudge 
the  lively  crew 

A  little  corn  or  meal. 


The  moon  was  hi^h  |  .And    when    as/ain 


and  morning  nigh 
Before    th 
quit  the 
To   s 
their   ])a\\ 
and  say 
"Good- 
Ine,' 
And  pass 
in  |)airs 
awa\. 


they're   in   the   vein 

To    pass   a   niuht 


TMH    FAIRIHS'    GIFT. 

lUlN   the   Kidderminster   Fairies 
lieard  the  rumor  going-  round, 
How  the  young  and  favor'd  Forester, 

\vho  guardetl  game  and  ground,  '^.s^^.w^ 
Was  to  wed  the  Florist's  daughter,     ''?^i^" 

one  as  good  as  ^^he  was  fair,         '•'''''^■'^■^■^Mc 
They  resolved  to   make   a    wedding-gift   befitting   such   a   pair. 
Soon  the  golden  day  of  pn^mise  came,  whicii  saw  the  couple  wed, 
When  the  solenm  vows  were  sjjoken  and  the  F'arson's  blessing  said. 


Lo!  that   night  the 
from  the  East, 
From  the  North  and 
to  some  land  the 

Over  mountains, 
through  the  fields 


Fairies  gathered 
and  from  the  West; 
South  they  hastened 
}outh  possess'd. 

over  ri\ers, 

and  forests  green. 


Still  they  mustered  by  the  hundre<l,  at  the  summons  of  the  Queen. 
Every  trade    was    rejjresented,  all    the  occupations  through. 
From  the  man  who  ])lanned  a  building  to  the  one  who  pegged  a  shoe, 
And  they  set  to  work  in  earnest,  throwing  jackets  all  aside. 
To  erect  a  stalely  mansion  for  the  husband  and  his  bride. 

'Twas   a   mighty   untlertaking, 

of  such    magnitude   indeed. 
Nothing   else   but    Fairy  workmen 

could   with   such  a  task  succeed. 
There   they  bustled    A\ithout   resting, 

as    though    life    itself  was    bet, 
Till    their   little    hamls   were   blistered 

and  their  garments   wringing  wet. 
How  they  sawed,  and  bored,  and  "boosted  up"  the  timbers,  through 
the  night, 


How    they    haninicictl,    hainmc'-ed,    luuunicrcd,    to   get   done   ere 

morning   liglit; 
For  tlic  Fairies  wiio  from  labor  by  the  dajiple  dawn  are  chased, 
While  their  work  is  vet  unfinisheil,  are  forevermore  dis-'-raced. 


Oh,  what  harmony  existed  !  J^   .,g^   X,,t  a  l.reaili  was  waited  there. 
Not  an  oath  or  harsh  expres-^^^j^^  sion  fell  like  poison  on  the  air. 


Here  the  blacksmith  ami  his  helper  made  the  solid  anvil  sound 
While  they  forged  the  bolts  anil  braces  that  secured  the  structure  round. 
There  the  mason  with  his  trow-l  kept  the  hod-men  moving  spry, 
Till  the  massive  chimney  tower'd  twenty  cubits  to  the  sky, 
And  the  painters  followed  after  with  their  ladders  and  their  pails, 

J,     Spreadint^'- paint  upon 

i-   the    finish     ere     the 

I'  joiner  ijrove  his  nails. 

liven    cobljlers    with 

their 

their 


and 


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pnuers, 
awls  and   pegs 
ol    wood,    Were    as- 
sisting in   the  enter- 
prise by  pegging  as 
they    could.      There 
the    glazier   with  his 
putty-roll  was  \M)rkiiig  with  a  will, 
While    the    i)luml)er    ])lumbed    the 
)uilding,  without  sending  in  his  bill; 
And  the  scul|)tor  with  his  mallet  by 
the  marble  lintel  stood,  Till  he  chis- 
eled the  inscription : 


A    K I'. WARD 
KOK    liiaXO    GOOD. 


When  no  ;iiticle  was 
wanting  for  the  com- 
fort of  the  pair,  From 
the  scraper  at  the  en- 
trance to  the  rods 
upon  the  stair,  Then 
the  wizened  little 
millionaires.  j)ossess- 
ed  of  wealth  untold. 


Into    trcasurc-wmll'.    ami    coftVrs    inan\     lii  b.    don atioiis    loll'd; 
And    liclorc    the    l^ast    was    |iiir|iK'(l    by    the    aiiows    ot    the   sun 
All    the    I'airies    h.\u    iK'iiartLHl,    for    the    edih.  ;    was    iU)nc. 


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So    that    eoiiplc    Untk    ]n)>si'ssion, 

antl    ill    all    the   country   round 
'riuie    was    none    enjined    such    riches, 
,  ,,  ,  ,, ,.  <"■   such    happiness    profound. 

%ik  -jVlJ^"         There    the\-    li\e(l    for   years    in    comfort, 
\^^(m/*ii^'--  -I'l^'  tli''»   toHowed  next  of  kin. 

l^j^^F}', /"       Till    a    dozen    i^enciations    in    succession 

^:^^'tt^f'^      M;iny  walls    since    then    haw    tumbled, 

^mM^^X'^  "^    ^''^'    ''^'""^    ''^    stones   and   lime, 

'■^T/'f/  '  /-W^i  ^''^''-    ^'''''-    "i'in>ion,  built    by  I'airies, 
'rf^pr?-'   ■-.''6  Still    ilehes    the    teeth    of  Timo. 

t'  ■"  rVc    ■\'''^'Vf*^  Winds    ma\-  howl    around   its    ual)lc, 
i      If/'     ";.^'^-^  snow    ma\-    settle    on    its    roof, 

'^''  I'Ut    it    towers    weather-proof. 


f:\f.,vl^t|?^i 


el    folk    tell    )()u   what   they   will, 
moonlight    they  assem!)le 

to    perfoiiu    their   wonders    still. 
So    be    carelul,    oh,    be    cautious, 

what    \ou    say,  or  think,  or  do, 
For    the    I'airies    nia\-  be    waitinj^ 
to    erect   a    house    for   you. 


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A    NR-.MT    ALARM. 


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OW  what's   the   hubbub?  what's   the   go? 
There's   sometliini;^  in   the   well   below; 
I     hoar     it 
splashing 
round. 


It's   not  a  frog-,   a  hen,  or  cat, 

But  something-   larger  yet   than   that; 

It  weighs   an 

hundred 

pound. 

It  sinks   at   times,   but   rises   still, 
Then   splashes,    like   a   water-mill, 
And    makes   a 
grunting 
sound. 

Come   bring  a  lantern,  bring  a  line, 
For  something's  in  this  well  of  mine, 
And  something 
stout   and 
big. 

Now   hold   the  light  and   let   us  sec 
The   object   plainly;   mercy   me( 
It's   widow 
Murphy  5 


KING    CAULIFLOWl'R. 


OLD   Caulitlowcr   was   a   kirii; 

who   ruled  o'er  land  and  sea; 
He    took    a    i)enny    tVoin    the    till 

of  his    i;rcat   treasury, 
And    with    the    money  in    his   hand, 

he   ran   aljout   the   town, 
To    make    a    purchase    of  a    pint    of   pea-nuts   roasted  brown. 

The   kin;^    was    not, 
as  nn)narciis  i;o, 
decidedly    severe. 
But,    in    financial    matters, 
he,  perhaps, 
was  rather  near. 
He  haggled  with 
old   women 
at  the  corner  of  the  sciuare, 
Then  found  a  dark   Italian, 
who  dill  stammer 
and  did  stare. 
The  monarch  overawed  hun, 
with   his   flowing 
ermine  gown, 

His   gold-enameled    sceptre,    and   his    diamond-studded   crown; 
So   he   took   the   proffered   penny,  at  a  sacrifice,    no   doubt, 
And,  afraid  of  royal  anger,  the  pea-nuts  measured  out. 


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And  when  he  brought  them  to  his  room  it  was  the  kinj^'s  intent, 

To   cat   the   pea-nuts    in    the   bed  before   to  sleep    he  went 
To   this   the   ([ueen    objeetion    made,    and    very   well    she    mij^ht, 
For   he  was  well   alonj;-    in   years,  and    late    it  was  at  nij;ht, 
Then  said  the  crabbed  Caulitlouer :    "Am  I  not  a  king? 

And  may  1  not  do  what    I  jjlease,  and    swallow  anything? 

O,  have  a  care,  m\-  (jueenly  dame,  m\-  wish  is  law,  you  know, 

And,   if    I    do    but    say    the    word,   )our   s.uicy    head    may   ;io!" 


Then  quick  the  fearless  queen  replied:  " Go,  frighten  slave  or  fool, 
But   I   would    have   you    understand    that   here    'tis    I   who   rule; 
So  take  your  pea-nuts  somewhere  else,  and  may  they  cost  you  dear, 
For,  were  you  fifty  times  a  king,  you'll  not  be   munching   here!' 
Then,   out   upon    the   steps   of  stone,  in   silence   sat   his   grace, 
And   ate   the   pint   of  roasted    nuts   before   he   left   the   place. 


AIRII-S  AM)    ril!-:  INSr.CTS. 


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Nl'^    niDin,  ill    siiiiiiiurs    briiihtc^l  hours, 
Sweet    I'lora,  goiKk>s  of  all    flowers, 
Al'ovr    tlu-    i^'anlrn    waved    her   hand, 
And    tailed    around    a    l'air\-    hand. 

"  I'roteet,"   >aid  she.  "  tho-e  blossoms  fair, 
l-roin  phmderiil--  tribes  thai  fill  the.  air. 
1-roin   e\er\-  (Hi.irler,  heie-  t!u'\-    n'lue, 
With  whirriiiL:  ^nio-  ;ind  luini;ry  hum. 


From  ])ink  to  ])ink,  troin  ri)--e  to  rose. 
The  aCti\'C   bee,    un\\(aried,  .^oes: 
The    beetle     on    the    i  kk  us    lalls, 
And  in  the  bell  the  einiuet  eiMwls. 
We  nii;<ht  o'erlook  the  j^auily  host, 
Whose  lea>e  of  life  is  brief  at  mo^t; 
And    buttertlie^    in    iutre\     >[)ai-e, 
Who   iKj  defen-^i\"e  weapons  bear, 
F)Ut,  b)'  their  action-^  none  the  best, 
The\-  set  examples   for   the    rest; 
So,  .dl  alike  nui^t  feel   tin'  >mart, 
Of  severed  heail  or  bleetlin-  he.ut. 


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With    icatU'    \\c.iiK)n.s    in   )()iir    h.iml; 


Ami    df;il   )oin-   l)li)\';^ 
on    cvciA    lu.nl, 
That  ventures  nigh  a  Inish  urbccl.-^' 
'i  he    pee\i^h    Ij.uuIs 


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Are    nothing   slow   a   war   to   wage; 

They'll    shower   t!ai\gers    thick    and    fast, 
And    test    \our    mettle    to    the    l.i-^t. 

Beware    the   (Mnniet's    pt)ison   breath, 

And    beetles'    arms    that    hiiLT    to    death. 


A.iul    in   tin        ''».  I   «     '    ,  ^'^'l'' 

iicvvuix     111       \'   '■  .    a\,        h'M-nrt    (rl! 

l*ur   swift   ami    vicious   thrusts   they   deal, 

Th;it   soon    can    make  th(      '•    n-TSt  reel." 


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Acconlin-    to   lur   strict   command, 
With  rcailv  \\caiH)ns,  nUkkI  ihc  baml, 
Around  the  tlowcrs,  ami  hurU;d  the  tlueves, 
By  thousamls.  Irom  the  trembliny  leaves. 

A>   day   atlvanced.    ami    uj.    the    sky 

'  The    sun    was    rollin-,  hot   and    lui^h; 

The    insects,    thiik    and    thicker    llcw, 

And    fiercer    still    the   battle   \i,xc\y. 

The    hornets    lell    with    broken    stin-s.      ^,i^^ 
With  c  ri|)])led  le^s  and  tattered  winirs;    ^^  ^^ 
The   beetles   tumbled  round   the  beds,  «>::•■- 

With    achin-    backs  and  dizzy  heads; 

While  emmets,  maddened  by  the  blows, 
Attacked,  alike,  their  iViends  and  foes  ;^ 
And  thus,  unceasini^-,  raided  the  fii;ht. 

Till  c!osi:d  around  the  shades  of  night,    jd^-t  ^iA 

Then   baffled   bees    fkd    in    dismay, 
The    hornets   ilr,t:^n^cd    themselves   away; 


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'Ihf    hictics   crept    ■■     mossy  walls, 
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And   tluii  the  bat   of   cveni.it^   n -se, 

To  guani  tile  llowers  through  sw(    I  repose. 


LISTHNINH;    to     Till'     ROOSTF.R    CROW. 


HOL'GH    the   ni-ht   be   dark   or   clear, 
Or   the   ground    be   white    with   snow; 
Still    I    love    to    listen    here 

To   the    Rooster's    lusty  crow. 

"Oh,   the   thrush    inay  chant  her   hymn, 
With   a  voice    so   sweet   and    rare ; 
Or   the    robin    from   the   hmb, 
Fill    with   melody  the   air. 


"  Oh,  the  nightingale  mav  cheer, 

And  the  lark  its  powers  show ; 
But  more  ])leasin^^  to  mine  ear, 

Is  thr  Rooster's  rousinv;-  crow. 

"Ah,  'tis  lucky  for  the  rogue 

That  the  barn  is  Ijoardeil  tight; 
And  the  button  on  the  door 

Is  above  my  reach,  to-night 

"  Or,  from  there  amongst  the  hens, 
I  would  haul  hhn  with  a  flurry; 
|,      And    across   the   frozen   fields, 
■    *-  Would    escort   him    in   a   hurrv. 


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P>ut   the   time   ma\'  come   around, 
'When    the   farmer   may  forget 

To    secureh-  shut    the    door, 

And    reward  \\\\  patience  yet. 


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"So  let  skies  be  dark  or  bright 
I^t  the  snow  conceal  the  crest. 


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While    1    ha\e    a    heart   to   beat, 

And    a   loot   to   come    and   go, 
Here    I'll    listen  in    my  seat 

Vo   the    Rooster's    lusty  crow." 


THE    ELEPHANT    AND    DONKEY 


HERE  every  step  required  care 
Once  met  by  chance  a  rural  pair, 
A   Donkey  with   assurant^'    filled, 
And    Elephant  of  heavy  build. 


The    latter   said,  with  manners   kind, 
•  Here    one   alone    can    footin;^-   find, 
So    let   us    choose    the  safest  scheme 
And  sin;<ly  cross  the  brawlini;-  stream. 
You're    nearest   to    the   shore  you  see 
And  should,  I  think,  i;ive  way  to  me. 
When  I  have  cross'd  the  dans^erous  place 
Then  }OU  can  soon  resume  your  pace." 

■  Not   so,"    the    Donkey  cjuick    replied. 
Who,  blintletl   by  his   silly  pride, 
Mistook   the   traveler's   civil   air 
For   evidence   of  craven   fear; 


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And  thu^  went  on  with  hau;^dity  tone,     '  '^''yf^i4$ 
"My    time    is  precious  as  your  own. 
And  here  I'll  stand  throuj;hout  the  day 
Upon    my   rii;hts,  let  come   what   may." 


Now,  antrered   at  conceit  so  great, 
The   Elephant   cut   short  debate 


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He   gazed   a   moment   in   surprise, 
And   cried,  with  fire   in   his   eyes, 


'TluMi    mark    how    mi'mi    \(nii    '."oljsh    juidc 
Will    hriii.n    ix-w.inl:'       lie    niailc    a    stride, 
And    irachinjT   out   his    tiunk.  lu;   gaxc 
The    1  )t)nkc\    slkIi    an    upward    \\a\c, 


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Hi:^h    ()\ir    l;L;id,  throui^h    air   he    passed, 
riUil    Mime    branches    held    him    fast; 
And    people    ])assinp-   by  may  see 
His   bones,  still    hanging   in    the    tree. 


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'^'*'*^\V()    foxes   sly,  of  sharpest   sii^dit, 

Set  out  to  luiiit  one  ^unl^le^   ni;4ht, 
Across    the    hills,  around    the    swales, 

And  throui;h  the  barnyard's  urates  and  rails, 
They    traveled    free,    and    tra\eleil    far, 
Beneath   the    lii;ht   of  moon   and   star. 


And   then,   as   dawn   of  niornin_<j:   came, 
It    found    the    rot;ues    dividini:;   game. 
One   fox    had    haj^ged   a    rooster   stout 
That   seven    years,  or    thereal)out. 
Had   sat   above    the   rattlini,^   horn 
Of  stabled    cows,   and    hailed    the    morn. 

One   caught   a  duck   of   Russian    line, 
Of  heavy   buiUl    and    feather   fine, 
And   both   at   once,  with   even    leap, 
Had    nabbed   a   snipe    while   fast  aslcq). 
No   easy  job   it   seemed    to   be, 
Between    the   two,  to  halve  the  three. 
One  claimed  the  rooster,  one  the  duck, 
But  still  the  snipe  was  there  to  pluclc 


Am.1    ciicli   one  thouj^iit  it  was  but  fair 
Ti)    :ultl    tlic    (loilgcr    to    his    share. 
So    tlicrc   the)'  sat,  till    day  was    ripe, 
Disputiiii;    who  should   haw  the  snipe, 


luicli  ijutjlini:,    Law  to    h.uk    his  claim, 
Like    lawyers    in    pursuit  of  c^anie. 
At    last,  a    hunter    [jassinv;    by 
Lpon    the    robbers    set    his    eye. 
And    with    his    doul)le    barrel    true, 
Soon    rid    the    country   of  the    two. 


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THE    TURKEY    IN    DANGER. 

While   turkeys   roosted   on   a  fence, 

A    fox    ap})roached    with    care 


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The  lars^est 

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Her   youngster   trotting   by  her   side, 
The  smallest  one   of  three. 


[t   made    with    lur    tli.U    c.iil\    start 
'i"o   exercise   and    run, 

To   take    some    lessons    in    the   art, 
And    learn    how    work    was   done. 

"You're   growing   old,'    the   youngster  said, 
•'I    sa\\-   you    lim[),  to-day; 

l)Ut    when   you're    hunting;    i;amc,  I    see. 
You've    not    forgot   the    way." 

"  lis  true, '  she  salt!,  "iH  Lite  \'\  v.  had 
Rheumatics    in    ni\    loe ; 

I)Ut  I'll  nut  take  the  sivontl  place 
To   an\-  I'ox    1    kniA\. 


There  niav  be  some  with  quicker  ear, 
With    sharper   sight   another; 

Hut  there's  not  one  can  bag  a  fowl 
,\s    nicel\-  as    )our   mother. 

l\c  utlcn  heard  vour  lather  say, 
When    1    was    \oung    and    tree, 

lie  iu\'er  saw  a  fox  could  clear 
A    p.niel    tence    like    nie. 


I  think    I  see  him  sit  and  smile 
I'pon    me,  swcel    and    tond. 

When  he  oliscrNcd  how  i[uick  1  could 
of  goslings   strip    the    pond. 


lie    said    I    far    cKcelknl    himselt", 

Though    he   was   widelv  famed, 

And    l)v  the    farmers,  far    and    near, 

i'or    man\    \  ears   was   l)lamed. 


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He   died   at   last,  wliilc   breaking   fast., 
Behiml    yon    rocky    hill, 

It   makes    me   sad    to   think   your   dad, 
Mistook    that   awful    pdl.    , 

May   palsy   shake    the   j^uilty  hand, 

That   did    the    dose    proviile ; 
Which    turned  him   almost  inside  out. 
Ere    I    couUl    reach    his   side. 


Oh,   never   touch 

To   au]u,dit, 

Until   its   nature, 

You    rightly 

I've   seen    more 

Than  I  can 

Where  rash  atlvance, 

Brought  sorrow 

There's   not   an 

However 

Hut  sutfering  crea- 

Regret  some 

O,  child  of  mine, 

And   shun    the 

Beware   of  guns, 

But  with  in- 


your  nose,  my  dear, 
however  grand, 
full    ami    clear, 
understanil. 

trouble   in  my  day 
now   explain, 
or  games  of  chance, 
in    their   train. 

hour   passes   by, 
plans  are  laid, 
turcs,    low  and  high, 
nu)ve  they've  made. 

a\oid    the   trap, 
tempting  pill; 
that    never  sua]) 
tent   to   kill. 


Nor   blindly  be   enticed   astray, 
By  pleasures  s,    :;ad  around; 
To   1)0    the   sport,  if  not   the   prey, 
( )f  every  yelping  hound." 


"I'll  bear  your  counsel  in  inv  mini!," 
The    baby  fox  replied; 

"And  think  ot  thee  whene'er  1  see, 
Temptations   at    my   siile." 

"That's  j;()0(l,"  the  smilin;<  li.ime  nniarked, 
"Advice    i;>   vain    intleed, 

Unless  the  soil  whereon  it  falls, 
Is    mellow    tor   the   seed." 

•That's  fine  discourse,"  the  turkey  thous;ht, 
As    there   he    lay    in    tear; 

"Ilatl    I    with    caution    thus  been   taught, 
I    hardlv    would    be    here. 

A    fool    was    1,  to    sit   and    doze, 
I'pon    an    orchard    fence; 
'\\ithin    the    reach   of  every  nose 
That   cared    to    drag    me    thence. 

But,  if   from    here    I    ever    rise, 
Which    I   will   scarcely  do; 
The  chance  I'll  ]in/i\  to  be  more  wise, 
Antl    start    in    lite   anew. 

The  tallest  post  the  farm  can  l)oast, 
Will  not  m\    wishes  meet; 
But,  in  the  tree,  each  night  I'll  be, 
And  there  m)'self  secrete. 

I'll   trust    to    neither   kith    nor    kin, 
Nor   on    the    dog   rely; 

And   should    I    roost   upon   a   spire, 
I'll   keep   one   open    eye." 

Thus,  while  they  moved  upon  their  way. 
To  gain  the  forest  green. 


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They  reached   a   place   where    cedar   rails 
Were   laid    alonj^r   between. 

To   mount   a   fence   has    never   been 
An   easy    thing   to   do, 


When   those   who   climb   convey  a  load, 
That   must  be   rising,    too. 

But,  nothing   daunted   by  the   sight, 
She,  step  by  step,  arose; 

At  times   employing  elbow  joints, 
As   well   as   all   her   toes. 


Hut   .i>   she    reached    tlu    tn|iinM.i    i.ul, 
And   paused,  her  breath   to  win, 
The   turkey,  taken   with    a   cramp, 
lV'.;an    l«)    lurch    nithin. 


The 'fowl    was    not   arranged    with   care. 
According   to    its    mind; 

The    head    was   (hnvn,  the    heels    in    air, 
The   tail    was    left   behind. 

'1  lie  balauLC  lu>t  in  Muh  .i  pLu 
Was  not   so   ([uickly  found; 
So  down  went  basket,  fox  and  fowl, 

All    iuWnv^    on    the    ground. 


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i\    was    first    upon    her    feet, 
llul    then,  what    louid    >lu'    do? 
Tlu;    l)askcl    ojjciKxl    to    the    fence, 
The    turkey  first    \\,is    ihrouidi. 

Aua\    iIkn    -o,   now    lii;-;li,  now    low, 
The    ilitc'h    and    lo-s    tlu\-  cross: 

Tlu:  lurke\-  luisseil  his  sjiieading  tail, 
lUil    fear    made    uj)    tlu:    loss. 


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v\  hell    fif'iii     '''■    (enci;   shf    rolled; 

Aihi    .iwv\,  although    she   straiiiil    .i    point. 
Against   Ikt   spi'ixl    it   told. 

'Ihc  lii''hcst  rail  tju'  Noun-'Stcr  found 
1  roni  uliich  the  chase  to  view, 


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And    ci-!rd,  "Alas!    'tis    u;ainin!4'   t^round — 
Ini    dreaiUul    luinirrv,  too." 


"IWas    h'jcl    and    toe.  and   _L;rab   and    <.;o, 
Aronnd    the    rocks    and    trct's; 


And   luikv  was  that  fowl   to  kiKnv 
His  feathers  pulled  with  ease. 

Their    eoiniiiL;    out   at  "clutches   stout" 
Still    left    him    tree    to   run; 

Had    they  been    rooted    fast,  no    ilouht, 
His    >j()l)l)lin!/    da\s    were    ilune. 

The    turkes,  when    the   barn   was    nigh, 
rhoUL;h    out    of   wind,  and    weak, 


Now    >uniinoned  a 
And    reachei 

His  rise  was  not 
Of  birds  oi 
lUil  i-^race  or  >t\le 
W'Ikii   safet}' 

It  bore  him  from 

And  from  the 
And   left  him  look-    ^ 
I'lion  his 


um   strenn'th    to    fly, 
the  hi_L;hest  peak. 

the  graceful  flight 
eagle  breed; 
is  valued  light 


lies  in  speed. 

the  reaching  paw, 
shining  teeth, 
ing  tlown   in  awe, 
foe  beneath. 


The    fox    one    moment    \iewed    the    fowl, 
Then    turned    her   from   the   scene 

And    ne\er   ran   so   mad   a   rogue 
Through    field    or   forest   green. 

P)Ut   never   ■  aice   that   time   of  fear. 

At   least   so   runs   the   tale, 
lias   man   or   beast   that   turkey  found 

Asleep    upon   a   rail. 


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